CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: Brandi Apple
EDUCATION:
Institution Major Degree Date
East Carolina University Nursing PhD Active
UNC Greensboro Nursing Education MSN 2017
Winston Salem State University Nursing Nursing BSN 2013
Guilford Technical Community College Nursing ADN 2010 Jamestown, NC
LICENSURE and CERTIFICATIONS:
North Carolina Registered Nurse exp. 2022
Certified Nurse Operating Room exp. 2020
Certified Nurse Educator exp. 2024
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support exp. 2021
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation exp. 2021
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Academic Positions:
2020 - present Clinical Assistant Professor, Adult Health Nursing University of North Carolina at Greensboro, School of Nursing
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Greensboro, NC
2018- 2020 Clinical Instructor, Adult Health Nursing University of North Carolina at Greensboro, School of Nursing Greensboro, NC
2018 Spring Lecturer, Adult Health Nursing, Part-time University of North Carolina at Greensboro, School of Nursing Greensboro, NC
2015- 2017 Clinical Instructor, Adjunct, Part-Time Guilford Technical Community College, School of Nursing Jamestown, NC
Clinical Positions:
2018-present Staff Nurse, Operating Room, Per-diem Cone Health Greensboro, NC
2017-2018 Continuing Education/RN Refresher Coordinator Greensboro Area Health Education, Cone Health Greensboro, NC
2015-present Staff Nurse, Operating Room Cone Health Greensboro, NC
2014-2015 Staff Nurse, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Winston Salem, NC
2011-2014 Staff Nurse, Medical Surgical Step Down, Operating Room Wake Forest Baptist Health Winston Salem, NC
2010-2011 Staff Nurse, Skilled Nursing Facility Golden Living Center
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Greensboro, NC
HONOR, RECOGNITIONS, AND AWARDS:
2021 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Chapter 114, East Carolina University
2019 NC Nurse Scholar, PhD, East Carolina University
2017 NC Nurse Scholar, MSN, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2016 Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Gamma Zeta Chapter, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2016 Jean Caudle Excellence in Surgical Services Award Nominee, Cone Health
2013 Dean’s List, Winston Salem State University
UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES:
2019 – present Curriculum Committee, UNC Greensboro School of Nursing
2018 – 2020 Workload Task Force, UNC Greensboro School of Nursing
2016 – 2017 Member, Dean’s Student Advisory Committee, MSN Education Concentration UNC Greensboro
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
2019-present Treasurer, UNC Greensboro School of Nursing Alumni Association Board 2018-2019 Member, UNC Greensboro School of Nursing Alumni Association Board 2017-2018 Member, Research Symposium Planning Committee, Cone Heath and Greensboro Area Health Education Center 2017-2018 Member, Need to Know of Ortho Symposium Planning Committee, Cone Heath and Greensboro Area Health Education Center 2017-2018 Nurse Planner, Geriatric Symposium, Cone Heath and Greensboro Area Health Education Center 2017-2018 Member, RN Refresher Committee, NC Area Health Education Center 2017-2018 Member, Nurse Council, NC Area Health Education Center
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2016-2017 Member, Professional Development Committee for Surgical Services, Cone Health 2015-2017 Member, Trauma Services Committee, Cone Health 2011-2013 Member, Adult Call Team Committee for Surgical Services, Wake Forest Baptist Health
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
2021-present Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society 2017-present National League for Nursing 2017-present North Carolina Nurses Association 2016-present Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing 2015-present Association of periOperative Registered Nurses
SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
2021 – Volunteer, COVID Vaccine Administration, University of North Carolina Greensboro 2019 – Volunteer, NC Folk Festival, First Aid Worker. 2019 – Volunteer, Mary Lewis Wyche Scholarship Committee, NCNA. 2018 – Volunteer, Eunice M. Smith Scholarship Committee, NCNA.
SCHOLARSHIP ACTIVITIES: Publications: Apple, B. & Letvak, S. (in-press). The physicality of perioperative nursing: A synthesis of the literature. AORN: Journal of the Association of perioperative Nursing. Poster Presentations: Guy, L. S., Apple, B. K. (September 2018). Improving nursing competency in a rural critical access hospital through innovative design thinking strategies. 111th NCNA Annual Convention, Raleigh, NC.
CONTINUING EDUCATION (PARTICIPANT):
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Nov 2019 2019 Research, Evidence-Based Practice and Quality Symposium. Greensboro, NC.
Sept 2018 North Carolina Nurses Association Annual Convention. Charlotte, NC.
Sept 2017 North Carolina Nurses Association Annual Convention. Cary, NC.
May 2017 North Carolina Organization for Nurse Leaders Membership Meeting and Conference. Greensboro, NC.
March 2017 Association for Nursing Professional Development Certification Preparation Course. Fayetteville, NC.
Sept 2015 Certified Nurse Operating Room Certification Preparation Course. Greensboro, NC.
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